{"id":172,"date":"2008-06-09T22:41:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-10T05:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therealverticalhouse.com\/blog\/?p=172"},"modified":"2008-06-09T22:41:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-10T05:41:00","slug":"backyard-groceries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/therealverticalhouse.com\/blog\/?p=172","title":{"rendered":"Backyard Groceries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3038\/2566060211_32b6f39829_o.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>The first fruits (and peppers) of our labor.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3142\/2566058207_370df222f2_o.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>Day Lilies! These were actually planted before we moved in. It&#8217;s nice because each year there&#8217;s a new group of them that have popped up in random places around our property. <\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3104\/2566881966_e015b0d20d_o.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>Hear come the broccoli! I was beginning to wonder if we were going to see anything this year. Sadie loves to hide out under the broccoli leaves. I don&#8217;t blame her&#8230;it&#8217;s at least 5 degrees cooler under there.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3099\/2566883510_d46165fa83_o.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3261\/2566883304_c6b2c844b7_o.jpg\" width=250px> <img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3066\/2566881508_5a5cce7653_o.jpg\" width=250px> <\/p>\n<p>First pickling cucumber! There are about 10+ that are growing&#8230;and I know they grow fast. We&#8217;ve been gathering pickling recipes and we stocked up on mason jars. I&#8217;m excited! We&#8217;ve had about two strawberries come in and turn a gorgeous red, only to be nibbled by the birds. Gotta fix that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3146\/2566058427_ecc7f92f03_o.jpg\" width=250px> <img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3048\/2566058005_bc9c89f01b_o.jpg\" width=250px> <\/p>\n<p>Lantana and chamomile buds. Lantana are my favorite types of flowers (this year). They come in several color varieties and this plant is actually from last year! Woo perennials! We&#8217;ve also planted a white variety as well as a white and yellow mixture. And I can&#8217;t wait to make my own tea from the chamomile&#8230;mmm.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3029\/2566881788_234c942bbf_o.jpg\" width=250px> <img src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3074\/2566881186_88cc71a104_o.jpg\" width=250px> <\/p>\n<p>Roma and regular tomatoes. We have about 20 Romas that are about to ripen and about three &#8220;regular&#8221; tomatoes. Then there are two plants that are still growing, but have now fruits.<\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I still want to make a rain barrel and began planning where to put irrigation hoses. It takes about an hour to water all these plants, and I know if we plan on an irrigation of some sort for next season, it would be a lot better. That thought was on the back of my mind when we started this year, but to be honest, I didn&#8217;t think we&#8217;d ever get this far with gardening. I&#8217;m so glad we did. And now I want more! I figure building the irrigation system will make a nice fall project once it&#8217;s cooler and we can make some adjustments to the garden beds. I want to also run it anywhere we plan to extend the landscaping and have nozzles that can open and close as we please.<\/p>\n<p>I also want a pond or water feature. I would <i>love<\/i> a natural swimming hole one day, but a small(er) pond will be great for the first few years. Our neighbor has a koi fish pond that some of the neighborhood kitties are drawn to. Mine included&#8230;since Sadie got into her yard one day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first fruits (and peppers) of our labor. Day Lilies! These were actually planted before we moved in. It&#8217;s nice because each year there&#8217;s a new group of them that have popped up in random places around our property. Hear come the broccoli! 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